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A hair decoration such as a kit comprises a series of beads connectable to one another and a set of appliqu챕s. At least a portion of the beads contains one or more lights inside which are in electrical communication with one another to permit power to be commonly supplied to the lights from a batter

A hair decoration such as a kit comprises a series of beads connectable to one another and a set of appliqu챕s. At least a portion of the beads contains one or more lights inside which are in electrical communication with one another to permit power to be commonly supplied to the lights from a battery. One or more beads includes a mechanism for attaching the beads to hair. A light circuit is coupled to the light-containing beads to drive the lights. Appliqu챕s in the set of appliqu챕s are selectively applicable to the beads by a user, have a transmissivity, and are in a path of illumination of the lights. As a result, when the lights are driven by the light circuit, the lights shine and provide illumination in the path. The illumination can be direct or backlit. A method of decorating hair is also provided.

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We claim: 1. A hair decoration, comprising: a series of beads connected to one another, at least a portion of the beads each including a power connection and containing one or more lights therein which are electrically interconnected through respective power connections and disconnectable for rearr

We claim: 1. A hair decoration, comprising: a series of beads connected to one another, at least a portion of the beads each including a power connection and containing one or more lights therein which are electrically interconnected through respective power connections and disconnectable for rearrangement so as to permit power to be commonly supplied to the lights from a battery when the portion of the beads are connected in an arbitrary series; means for attaching the series of beads to hair; a light circuit coupled to the portion of the beads to drive the lights, wherein the light circuit includes a microcontroller configured to provide power on selected ones of plural signal lines through the power connection so as to selectively provide power to the lights within any particular bead; and a switch responsive to one of motion and sound, wherein the light circuit drives the lights in response to the switch. 2. The hair decoration of claim 1, wherein there is a path of illumination of the lights such that, when the lights are driven by the light circuit, the lights shine and provide illumination in the path and wherein one of a letter and an image is disposed in the light path. 3. A hair decoration, comprising: a series of beads connected to one another including at least a first bead and a second bead, at least a portion of the beads each including a power connection and containing one or more lights therein which are electrically interconnected through respective power connections and disconnectable for rearrangement so as to permit power to be commonly supplied to the lights from a battery when the portion of the beads are connected in an arbitrary series; means for attaching the series of beads to hair, wherein the attaching means is proximate the first bead; a light circuit coupled to the portion of the beads to drive the lights; and a switch responsive to one of motion and sound, wherein the light circuit drives the lights in response to the switch; and a clip on a surface of the second bead and shaped so as to permit selective engagement of the hair to the second bead. 4. A hair decoration, comprising: a series of beads connectable to one another, at least a portion of the beads each including a power connection and containing one or more lights therein which are electrically interconnected through respective power connections and disconnectable for rearrangement so as to permit power to be commonly supplied to to lights from a battery when the portion of to beads are connected in an arbitrary series; means for attaching the series of beads to hair; a light circuit coupled to the portion of the beads to drive the lights; and a set of appliqu챕s having a transmissivity, at least one appliqu챕 being in the set and being sized for application to a bead among the portion of beads in a path of illumination of the lights, whereby, when the lights ore driven by the light circuit, the lights shine and provide illumination in the path. 5. The hair decoration of claim 4, wherein the light circuit has plural signal lines and wherein different particular combination of said plural signal lines connect through the power connection to lights within respective particular beads to individually drive the lights within the respective particular beads. 6. The hair decoration of claim 4, wherein the portion of the beads containing the lights has a first transmissivity and wherein the transmissivity of the appliqu챕s is different than the first transmissivity. 7. The hair decoration of claim 6, wherein the first transmissivity is suitable for permitting illumination from the lights to shine through the portion of the beads and wherein the transmissivity of the appliqu챕s is less than the first transmissivity, whereby the lights shine and provide backlight illumination to the at least one appliqu챕. 8. The hair decoration of any of claim 4, further comprising a switch responsive to one of motion and sound and wherein the light circuit drives the lights in response to the switch. 9. The hair decoration of claim 8, wherein the lights are driven in a random pattern. 10. The hair decoration of claim 8, wherein the lights are driven in one of a set of predetermined sequences. 11. The hair decoration of claim 8, wherein the switch is a motion-sensitive switch and wherein the switch is supported by one bead in the series of beads and the light circuit is contained within another bead in the series of beads. 12. The hair decoration of claim 4, wherein the series of beads includes at least a first bead and a second bead, wherein the attaching means is proximate the first bead, further comprising a clip attached to the second bead. 13. The hair decoration of claim 12, wherein the clip includes a structure to maintain the position of the second bead relative to the hair. 14. The hair decoration of claim 12, wherein the clip is on a surface of the second bead and is shaped so as to permit selective engagement of the hair to the second bead. 15. The hair decoration of claim 4, wherein the heads in the series of beads are connectable to one another by an interlocking engagement provided by the power connections.